SARATOGA SPRINGS — Neither the Juddmonte Farms stable of Prince Kahlid Abdullah nor Hall-of-Fame trainer Bill Mott are known for their New York-breds, but Lunar Victory could change that. The 5-year-old son of Speightstown, who spent his early career racing in Europe, scored his fourth straight victory in the U.S. when he romped by 2 1/2 lengths in yesterday’s $100,000 Evan Shipman Stakes before a sparse crowd of 9,320 that nevertheless bet $1.6 million on track.

After going 1-for-8 while racing on turf and synthetics in England, Lunar Victory was off from May to December 2011, when he finished second over the inner dirt track at Aqueduct. He then reeled off victories of six, 6 1/2 and two lengths before being laid off for nearly five months.

Favored at 6-5 making his return in the 1 1/8-mile Evan Shipman, Lunar Victory pressed the pace (:23.54, :46.85) set by 8-5 Johannesburg Smile before going after him around the far turn. In the blink of an eye after Junior Alvarado set him down, Lunar Victory took command, drawing clear down the stretch. His final time, a solid 1:49.30, would have been faster if Alvarado did not take him in hand and ease him up through the final yards.

“I think the horse put himself into the race,” Mott said. “I envisioned him settling three or four lengths off the lead. As it turned out, he was going comfortably. He set good fractions and kept going. He’s turned into a good dirt horse, and I guess it’s a bonus being a New York-bred.”

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